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Palo Alto NetworksCVE-2026-0294

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Agent: privilege escalation

Medium6.0CVE-2026-0294 · Published Aug 13, 2026 · updated Sep 9, 2026

A privilege escalation (PE) vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma® Access Agent app on Windows and macOS devices enables a local user to execute code with elevated privileges. The Prisma Access Agent on Linux, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS is not affected.

Palo Alto Networks advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Prisma Access Agent
Product
< 26.326.3
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:A/V:C/RE:M/U:Amber
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-427

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